vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: essential-blocks: CVE-2023-6623: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Dec 21, 2023 | May 15, 2025 | Jun 24, 2025 |
Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Dec 21, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Jun 24, 2025
Description
The Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns and Templates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.2 via the /wp-json/essential-blocks/v1/queries REST API endpoint. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include and execute arbitrary files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where images and other “safe” file types can be uploaded and included.
Solution
essential-blocks-plugin-cve-2023-6623
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